Get version number from package.json in React Redux (create-react-app)

Question

OP EDIT: If anyone else comes across this: the app was created using create-react-app, which limits importing to within the src folder. However if you upgrade react-scri

Answer 1

I don't think getting version by 'import' or 'require' package is correct. You can add a script in you package.json

"start": "REACT_APP_VERSION=$npm_package_version react-app-script start",

You can get it by "process.env.REACT_APP_VERSION" in any js files.

It also works in build scripts, like this:

"build": "REACT_APP_VERSION=$npm_package_version react-app-script build",